Folding box



Dec. 16, 1924- 1,519,406

- F. c. KEN NETT FOLDING Box Filed Aug. 28, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F 2. jB5 )f6 -f CTI Patented Bec. i6, i924.

UNITED STATES FRANK C. KENNETT, OF BROOKLYN, NEVI YORK.

FOLDNG BOX.

Application filed August 28, 1923. Serial No. 659,746.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, FRANK C. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at 664 Bast 23rd Street, borough ot' Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Folding Box,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in folding boxes constructed ofcardboard, pasteboard or other suitable material; and the objects of myimprovement are to provide a folding box which shall be capable ot beingset in display position or in a ilat position, and which will not besubject to collapse oi' the easel when in display position.

l attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which, Fig. l is a plan view of body A which consists oitone unit et' pasteboard or other suitable material; Fig. 2 is a planview ot back and easel B which consists oi3 .me unit ot pasteboard orother suitable material; Fig. 3 is a plan view ot band C; F 4i is aperspective view from the front and side of the entire device whenassembled and in display position; Fig. 5 is a direct view from the backof the entire device when assembled and in display position. Fig. G is aperspective view from the back and side ot the entire device whenassembled and in iat position; and Fig. 7 is a direct view from thebottom of the entire device when assembled and in flat position.

Similar letters and numerals refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

A is the body, with side flaps A1 with creases A2 between, and withfront flap A3 with crease A4 between, and back flap A5 with crease A6between, and cover A7 with crea e A3 between. B is the back, with easelB1 with crease B2 between, and with side flaps B1 with creases B4between, and with upper iiap B5 with crease B1s between, B7 are outereasel flaps, which are separated from side flaps B3 by creases B2. lnnereasel Aflaps B11 are separated 'from outer easel flaps B7 by creases B4,and from easel B1 by creases B10. B9 are sides bearing iiaps which areseparated from outer easel liaps B7 by creases BS. Side bearing flaps B9are separated from back bearing flap B13 by cut lines B1G. Basel B1connects with back bearing flap B13 by crease B14. C is the band withends C1 with creases C2 between.

In assembling the complete structure, back B is glued or otherwiseaiiiXed to bach Hap A5, and band ends C1 are glued or otherwise affixedto side flaps B3.

The operation of my device is as follows:

Let us assume that the: body A shown in Fig. l and its integral sideiiaps A1, front flap A3, back flap and cover A7 are all iiat in the samehorizontal plane. Now bend side flaps A1 into vertical position oncreases A2, bend front flap A3 into vertical position on crease A4, bendback flap A5 into vertical position on crease A, which will place coverA7 also in vertical position.

Next place back B olf Fig. on the bac-k of back flap A5 and in alignmenttherewith; and then bend 'forward the side flaps B3 and outer easelflaps B7 on creases B4, and with adhesive or other attaching means,tasten side flaps B3 to the outer rear tace of side A(laps A1.

Next place band C on the outer face ot front Aflap A and in alignmenttherewith, and then bend backward the ends C1 on creases C2, and withadhesive or other attaching means, tasten ends C1 to the outer .tace ofside flaps B3.

When the device has been assembled as stated, it will be in the positionshown in Figs. 4l and 5 wherein the outer easels B7 are in parallelismwith side tlaps A1, side flaps B3, and ends C1, which holds the devicein display position. And as shown in Figs. el: and 5, in order to makethis display position more stable than in the devices known to the priorart, side bearing liaps B9 are folded outward along creases B8, and backbearing flap B13 is Folded backward along crease B14.

Now, if it be desired to place the device in fiat position, the functionis as follows:

First bend side bearing flaps Bo back int-o alignment with outei` easel'flaps B7, and bend back bearing 'flap B13 and intermediate iiap B15into alignment with easel B71.

Then press outer easel. flap B7 inward and upward along crease B2. andpress inner easel iiap B11 inward and upward along creases and B10,whereupon outer easel flaps B7 will be. parallel with and immediatelyunder body A, and iinier easel flap B11 will be parallel with andimmediately in 'liront ot easel B1.

lllll lll) Then bend easel B1 forward along crease the inner flaps andthe outeil flaps being sub- 10 B2 until easel B1 with inner easel HapsB11 stantially at right angles with the crease are 'immediately' underand parallel" with between the back bearingfflapandthe main body A, andthe entire device is then in body of the easel7 and the crease between 5fla-t position as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. each inner flap and the mainbody of the I claim: easel Ina-king an angle less than ninety de- 15 Ina folding box, an easel composed of grees tothe adjoining crease betweensaid inner flaps, outer flaps, a back bearing flap, inner Hap and itsadjoining outer flap. and side bearing flaps, the creases between HFRANKC. KENNETT.

